> ## Documentation Index
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# Search memory

> Search durable workspace memory.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /memory/search
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dench API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Versioned Dench workspace API. The operation registry is shared with the
    Dench CLI parity layer, so every CLI command maps to an endpoint here.
servers:
  - url: https://www.dench.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: agent-config
    description: Agent Config operations.
  - name: approvals
    description: Approvals operations.
  - name: apps
    description: Apps operations.
  - name: auth
    description: Auth operations.
  - name: billing
    description: Billing operations.
  - name: browser
    description: Browser operations.
  - name: chat
    description: Chat operations.
  - name: crm
    description: Crm operations.
  - name: email
    description: Email operations.
  - name: files
    description: Files operations.
  - name: gateway
    description: Gateway operations.
  - name: local
    description: Local operations.
  - name: memory
    description: Memory operations.
  - name: meta
    description: Meta operations.
  - name: routines
    description: Routines operations.
  - name: workspace
    description: Workspace operations.
paths:
  /memory/search:
    get:
      tags:
        - memory
      summary: Search memory
      description: Search durable workspace memory.
      operationId: memory_search
      parameters:
        - name: query
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            description: Full-text query.
          description: Full-text query.
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 20
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    _id:
                      type: string
                    _creationTime:
                      type: number
                    key:
                      type: string
                    kind:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - fact
                        - decision
                        - preference
                        - goal
                        - tool_note
                        - other
                        - convention
                        - project_context
                        - agent_lesson
                        - docs_knowledge
                        - open_goal
                      description: Memory classification.
                    text:
                      type: string
                    tags:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                    status:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - active
                        - needs_review
                        - archived
                    source:
                      type: string
                    visibility:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - user
                        - org
                      description: Who can see the memory. Defaults to `user`.
                    confidence:
                      type: number
                    importance:
                      type: number
                    createdAt:
                      type: number
                    updatedAt:
                      type: number
                  required:
                    - _id
                    - _creationTime
                    - key
                    - kind
                    - text
                    - tags
                    - status
                    - source
                    - createdAt
                    - updatedAt
                  additionalProperties: {}
                  description: A workspace memory document.
              example:
                - _id: wm_jkl012
                  _creationTime: 1765526400000
                  key: deployment-policy
                  kind: decision
                  text: Never deploy without human approval.
                  tags:
                    - deployment
                    - policy
                  status: active
                  source: agent
                  createdAt: 1765526400000
                  updatedAt: 1765526400000
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - DenchApiKey: []
        - AgentSession: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Operation or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    DenchApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: DENCH_API_KEY
      description: >-
        Workspace-scoped Dench API key from workspace settings. This is the same
        key used by DENCH_API_KEY in sandboxes.
    AgentSession:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: dch_agent_*
      description: >-
        Agent session token created by `dench signin`. Gateway-backed routes
        exchange this token for the workspace gateway key.

````